Tag Archives: U.S.A

[this column was written for the Unz Review] I don’t know whether the supposedly Chinese curse really comes from China, but whether it does or not, we most certainly are cursed with living in some truly interesting times: Iran won the first ...

[This column was written for the Unz Review] There is nothing new about empires taking hostages and using them to put pressure on whatever rebel group needs to reminded “who is boss”. The recent arrest in Italy of Alexander Korshunov, the director ...

Nigerians applying for visas to the United States are in a resolve as they can’t seem to obtain appointment dates for interviews, The PUNCH understands.This really is inspite of the payment of visa fees and other charges which vary from ...

by Jimmie Moglia for Ooduarere via The Saker Blog Scratching the surface of things is akin to scratching a lottery ticket. The results are routinely disappointing, sometimes unexpected, sometimes exceptional. I recently attended an online conference, held by an Italian ...

The crew of the Airbus A321 airplane that made an emergency landing in the Moscow region earlier on Thursday acted in a magnificent manner, according to the US-based aviation safety expert Todd Curtis. “It looks like the crew reacted in ...

by Yvonne Lorenzo for Ooduarere via The Saker Blog How would you react if you read the following statements and found that they were spoken by government employees who are part of the American Deep State and have a great ...

by Marcus Godwyn for Oouarere via the Saker blog “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Walter Scott. Many many studies have been conducted, articles written, film documentaries made and many theories put forward, ...

[this column was written for the Unz Review] “Missing the forest for the trees” is an apt metaphor if we take a look at most commentary describing the past twenty years or so. This period has been remarkable in the number ...

by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with Consortium News – by special agreement with the author) All bets are off in the geopolitical insanity stakes when we have the President of the United States (POTUS) glibly announcing he could launch a nuclear first strike to end ...